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Oliver Cooper Wants You To Help Make Him The 'Best Onscreen Dirtbag'

Posted 5/18/12 2:38 pm EST by in Humor, MTV Movie Awards


Oliver Cooper

Hooray for Movie Awards season and the cutthroat competition between this year's very deserving group of nominees! And although the majority of the nominations were snagged by some popular wizards, bridesmaids and tributes, there is plenty of Movie Awards love and Golden Popcorn to go around. Kinda.

Speaking of Movie Awards love, we have to give it up to first-time nominee Oliver Cooper for putting together this very clever campaign video and Facebook page.

"These are the nominees for Best Onscreen Dirtbag, but only one of them has a proven track record as a douchebag," the ad begins. "He's been called a crude, pushy creep, and 'the most annoying movie character since Jar Jar Binks.'"

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'Transformers: The Ride 3D' Takes Passengers For A Spin

Posted 5/17/12 9:47 am EST by in News


So the summer movie season is officially in full swing, with all kinds of big blockbusters hitting theaters each and every week, offering up action-packed experiences of the highest cinematic quality and the best visual effects studio money can buy. And no matter how impressive the 3D or digital technology, there's only so much you can experience from your seat in a crowded movie theater.

For those of you thrill-seekers out there who are looking for a little extra bang for your buck and willing to take a trip to the west coast, Universal Studios has taken the best elements of the fancy cinematic 3D technology and incorporated it into their latest, cutting-edge attraction with "Transformers The Ride 3D." Think "Star Tours" but with amped-up, in-your-face-battle-action involving Optimus Prime, Megatron and trusty Bumblebee.

MTV News was lucky enough to snag an invite to come check out the ride just before it opened to the public. Here's a rundown of what to expect:

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Danny Elfman On Scoring For Tim Burton: Silence Is Golden

Posted 5/14/12 11:58 am EST by in News


Dark Shadows

When it comes to the power of movie magic, one of the greatest ingredients for creating a memorable theatrical experience is the film's score, no matter how big or small.

I'm a little biased on this subject because I am a huge film score nerd. For me, a movie isn't "great" unless it also has the music to match. Where some people might be excited to see "Dark Shadows" because it's another Tim Burton/Johnny Depp quirky collaboration, I get excited because I know that we will likely get more movie music from prolific composer Danny Elfman, who delivered us the memorable scores for Burton's "Batman," "Edward Scissorhands" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas," among countless others.

Much like Burton's working relationship with Depp, the director and his composer have a shorthand when it comes to working out a film score. And by "shorthand," that means that they don't really have to talk about it at all.

“We don’t talk about it up front," Elfman told MTV News about his and Burton's initial scoring process recently during the press day for "Dark Shadows."

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Josh Brolin Excited To Play 'Funky' Hunchback Of Notre Dame

Posted 5/11/12 2:48 pm EST by in Interviews, News, Video


Josh Brolin is a busy man these days, with his scene-stealing and spot-on performance as young Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) in "Men In Black 3," chasing baddie Sean Penn with Ryan Gosling in the buzzy ensemble crime flick "Gangster Squad," and getting "gnarly" in Spike Lee's "Oldboy."

Would you believe he's also got a dark and dramatic adaptation of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" in the works with a possible assist from Tim Burton?

Brolin recently told MTV News how the project suddenly came together. "'Hunchback' will happen for sure, for sure," he said. "I woke up one morning and said, 'I want to do 'Hunchback of Notre Dame.'"

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Brad Bird To Helm Damon Lindelof's Mysterious '1952'?

Posted 5/3/12 4:11 pm EST by in News


Brad Bird Damon Lindelof

It's no surprise that talented writer/producer extraordinaire Damon Lindelof has been a very busy bee since the end of his mega hit TV show "Lost." The man wrote "Cowboys and Aliens," the very buzzworthy upcoming "Alien"-esque blockbuster "Prometheus," and the untitled "Star Trek" sequel.

Like we said, he's a busy man, and today brings us more news on yet another Lindelof-related project, the mysterious feature "1952," of which we first caught wind last June.

According to Deadline, Disney has asked "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" director Brad Bird to helm the large-scale adventure, which the studio has hopes to make a tent pole film with multi-platform possibilities.

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'Friday Night Lights' Movie Holdup? 'Ask Jason Katims,' Says Peter Berg

Posted 5/2/12 5:17 pm EST by in News


Another day, another update about the seemingly pie-in-the-sky potential of the "Friday Night Lights" movie. Here's the thing, everyone keeps saying they're on board if the right idea comes along, so what's the holdup?

"It’s on [showrunner] Jason Katims," director Peter Berg told MTV News during the press day for his upcoming blockbuster "Battleship." "If you’re a fan of 'Friday Night Lights,' write Jason Katims an email at 'Parenthood.' Be like, ‘Yo Jason, we love “Parenthood,” but let’s get the “Friday Night Lights” script done.'"

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'Muppets' Sequel Will Be A 'Caper' And Introduce New Characters

Posted 4/17/12 10:06 am EST by in Interviews, News


Calling all "Muppets" super fans - a sequel is in the works! This information comes straight from the source, co-writer of “The Muppets” and its imminent sequel, Nick Stoller.

MTV News caught up with Stoller at a junket for “The Five Year Engagement,” his comedy starring Jason Segel. The “Jeff, Who Lives At Home” star recently announced his “man over muppet” decision, and sadly, the sequel will be sans-Segel. However, don’t get too bummed, because Stoller revealed exciting news about the script.

"['The Muppets'] was an amazing experience and the movie came out so well, and we've started writing 'Muppets 2,'" he said. "James Bobin and I have been outlining it for a while. It is on."

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Lindsay Lohan Loves 'Homeland' And Other Surprise Celeb TV Fans

Posted 4/9/12 5:00 pm EST by in TV


Celebrities, they're just like us! Turns out they also obsess and geek out over outstanding and/or guilty pleasure television like we do. The latest example is one Lindsay Lohan, who inadvertently confessed her love of "Homeland" as the reason she was at home glued to her TV set rather than at a L.A. nightclub last Thursday where she allegedly punched a woman in the back.

The most intriguing part of this story to me, as reported by TMZ, is not that Lohan was at home instead of at a nightclub but that she was watching "Homeland." How's that for an alibi? Everyone should be watching Showtime's expertly-crafted and acted drama, led by Claire Danes and the under-appreciated Damian Lewis, even problem-plagued former child stars.

This got me thinking about other random celebrity fans of shows - those who you wouldn't peg to be familiar with, let alone obsess over certain scripted and unscripted drama. Some unexpected pairings lurk beyond the jump!

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Five High School Movies That Deserve The 'Reunion' Treatment

Posted 4/9/12 12:03 pm EST by in Commentary, Top Five


Seeing all the original stars from "American Pie" back together again for "American Reunion" has me feeling all nostalgic for great high school movies of the past and stuff. I got to thinking that there are a bunch of other beloved films in the genre that I'd love to see take a page from the "American Pie" playbook and make a reunion-style movie. Pending on all of the original cast's participation, of course, I'd gladly pay to see the reunion versions of these five favorites:

Clueless
To be honest we doubt that Cher, Josh, Dionne and Murray have changed all that much but it would be so great to see what they're up to nearly 20 years later. Amazingly enough, most of the cast members have worked steadily over the years. Paul Rudd is definitely the MVP of the group and I think Jeremy Sisto takes home the most improved award, thanks to his charming work as a single dad on ABC's hit "Suburgatory."

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'Ender's Game' Is A 'Distilled' Version Of The Book, Says Producer Alex Kurtzman

Posted 4/5/12 12:45 pm EST by in Interviews, News


Ender's Game

We've gotten a few bits of insider info and anecdotes from the "Ender's Game" via its occasionally-updated production blog, but it's been awhile since we've heard anything from the lucky folks on set. As such, when MTV News spoke with producer Alex Kurtzman recently about the trailer debut of his upcoming film "People Like Us," we had to ask for an "Ender's" update straight from the source.

"I’m really proud of the work everybody’s done on 'Ender’s.' Particularly because it’s a very complicated sprawling book that a lot of people have tried for a very long time to figure out how to make," Kurtzman said.

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